Saint Petersburg is considered nowadays the cultural capital of Russia and the northern Venice , as it is sometimes even called by the local citizens. Besides thta, Saint Petersburg is considered the second largest city of the country (after the capital, of course) with the population of abou 4,8 millions of people. There are not so many cities in the whole world that may say that they own as many different cultural, architectural, historical and modern sightseeings, as the beautiful Saint Petersburg does. An amazingly large number of gorgeous historical monuments, architectural sightseings, bridges, churches, cathedrals, ancient mansions and gorgeous palaces annually attract thousands and thousands of foreign travelers from all over the world and even from all over the country to this absolutely unique city. Besides all that, Saint Petersburg nowadays is truly considered the city of bridges , as the 68 different rivers and canals are crossing the city in different directions, creating th 42 gorgeous islands on its territory. There are nowadays about 580 different bridges on the territory of Saint Petersburg and in its nearest suburbs and city s surroundings that are truly considered one of the main and, probably, the most recognizable sightseeings of the city.